History beckons for Ben White as Euro 2020 finally gets into full swing this weekend.
The delayed tournament is up and running at last after Italy beat Turkey 3-0 in Rome last night.
White could have a part to play as England get their campaign under way against Croatia at Wembley tomorrow (2pm, BBC1).
He would become the first Albion player to appear in a European Championship fixture for England.
A third appearance for his country would also make him Albion’s joint most capped England international.
We’re heading back to the Diary Room!⁰⁰ 🪑@ben6white joins us to talk settling in, @KalvinPhillips and the gym competition: pic.twitter.com/hYRdCFEyCp
— England (@England) June 11, 2021
It would be the first outing by an Albion player for the Three Lions at a major tournament since Steve Foster won the last of his three caps by helping his country to a 1-0 win over Kuwait at the 1982 World Cup finals.
Seagulls fans would love to see White given the chance to help England chase their first ever opening-game win at a Euro finals.
Albion have five players at the tournament and Leandro Trossard could set the ball rolling for them tonight.
The livewire forward has been struggling with a muscular problem of late.
He is unlikely to start as Belgium take on Russia in St Petersburg (8pm, ITV1).
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But there is every chance he could have a role as a substitute.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh captained Iran yesterday and opened the scoring in confident style from the penalty spot as they beat Cambodia 10-0 in a World Cup qualifier
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